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Chapter 1
I walked into the glass windowed house of my favorite family of vampires and sighed lightly as I did. Alice wanted to do the last fitting for my wedding dress and I couldn't dread it more.
"Alice," I called lightly. I glanced at the white leather couch to see Emmett and Jasper sitting side by side watching the news with the volume so low that my human ears couldn't make out a single word.
"Come on, Jasper. We've been watching the news for a whole hour now. Can't we switch to something else?" I heard Emmett whine and felt a wave of frustration hit me like a brick wall. It left me as soon as it had hit and I heard Jasper sigh.
"And what would you suggest we watch Emmett? MTV? Spongebob Squarepants?" He said this in between chuckles. I saw Emmett frown which was definitely a funny sight in itself.
"How about Buffy the Vampire Slayer?" I interrupted from my spot. This only made Jasper laugh harder and Emmett looked back at me and frowned deeper.
"Oh Bella! Not you too. If you're going to be taking sides then I thought you might pick mine." He pouted and not a second passed before he was standing before me. He crossed his arms and seemed like a giant teddy bear and it was such a funny sight that I simply couldn't help but laugh. He looked at me with his mouth hanging slightly ajar in what could only be described as utter shock while I heard Jasper snorting hysterically in the back.
"Sorry Emmett. I just couldn't help myself. Aww, don't look at me like that." He was pouting at me and he reminded me of Puss in Boots from the Shrek movie Emmett had made the entire Cullen family, and me, watch a couple days ago.
"You guys are unbelievable. I'm going to find Rose and I'm telling on both of you to mom." He pouted at me some more than stuck his tongue out at Jasper before disappearing as I heard the door shut behind me. I shrugged at Jasper when he gave me a look with one brow raised as if asking what that was all about.
"How are the wedding preparations going, Bella?" Jasper asked as a quiet smile spread across his face. He turned back to the plasma screen TV screen. I walked over and sat down on the seat next to him and he seemed to scoot away a little without seeming too obvious. When he saw me looking at the spot he was in a second ago, he smiled gently as if seeming to apologize. I smiled back to let him know that it was alright. He still wasn't as comfortable with being around humans as the rest of the Cullens and I knew not to punish him for it.
"Well, I honestly don't care to know how the preparations are going. As far as I know, Alice, Esme, and Renee are taking care of everything and I mostly busy myself with trying my hardest not to think about it." I sighed deeply and glanced at him. He was nodding his head gently and then he looked at me with a reluctant look on his face. I guessed the look was because of what he seemed to be trying to say.
"Bella, I've been around emotions and feelings for so long that it's not possible for me not to know how people feel all the time." He paused and looked at me and I looked back to let him know he had my attention. He ran his hand through his hair, almost nervously, and continued.
"And whenever I hear Edward say something about the wedding, I feel feelings emanating from him that I can only describe as the way I feel about Alice. The love he feels for you used to shock me every time I felt it but now I understand him better and I know that you feel the same about him. Look what I'm trying to say is that I know that you dread the entire idea of marriage but on the special day all I ask is that you remember who you're marrying and what marriage represents. Marriage is a declaration to anyone and everyone that you belong to each other for eternity." He paused and looked down as I gathered my thoughts. This conversation had taken a weird turn and I had not expected Jasper to say anything remotely close to what he just had. Needless to say I was a little shocked and most definitely at a loss for words.
"Look, you don't have to say anything. Have you listened to everything I just said?" I nodded since no words seemed to come to mind at the moment.
"Good," he said, nodding his head. "Just think about it and try not to be so hard on Alice and the others. They want this to be a memorable day because when you're a vampire, there are only a few precious moments you want to hold onto and trust me, that will be one. Try to enjoy it and stop dreading it. If Alice has anything to say about it, it will be perfect so all you have to do is be happy." He reached out as if to pat my hand but pulled back to let his hands drop back in his lap. Then he stood up and went up the stairs just as Alice rushed down.
"Bella!" I turned around to look at her but she wasn't there anymore and I suddenly felt a gentle squeezing and looked down at myself to see Alice hug me and I hugged back as I laughed lightly, forgetting my talk with Jasper momentarily.
"I can't seem to keep up with you guys anymore. I must be getting old." I pouted at Alice jokingly and she crossed her arms and raised a brow to look at me skeptically.
"Oh Bella, please save the drama for your big day. Speaking of which, would you care to head upstairs so I can do your last fitting?" Her smiled returned and I swear she was holding back from bouncing on the very spot. I chuckled lightly and sighed. It would be over soon. That was all I told myself as I started walking up the stairs.
As we walked by Edward's room, I looked in since the door was wide open but wasn't surprised to see it was empty. Edward had gone hunting with Carlisle and Esme since he had missed his chance to go with Alice last week so he could be with me as I told Charlie about the engagement. I cringed mentally. I didn't even want to think about that now.
I couldn't say I was altogether alright with him being away from me and every time he left my side, I felt a piece of my heart leave with him. All I could do not to panic was assure myself that he would come back and my heart would soon be whole again.
"So, where did you want to do this?" I asked as I turned back to Alice who was following at my heels.
"My room. Better view." I smiled at my soon-to-be-sister-in-law and went into her room which I had been in so many times already that I'd lost count. I saw a flash of white from the corner of my eye and before I could turn in that direction, Alice was before me with the white dress that had starred in a big chunk of my recent nightmares. I closed my eyes but remembering what Jasper had said, I reopened them and smiled lightly. Alice's smile grew even bigger as she realized that I might not be as troublesome as I had lately been when it came to wedding dress fittings.
"Glad you changed your perspective a little. I mean, it is your WEDDING, Bella. You're the one who accepted the ring and said yes. Now you have to deal with the consequences. Lately you've been acting like we're about to trick you into a lifetime of torture and I even heard Mike Newton say that he thinks we brainwashed you into going through with this! I wonder why he would think that." Her sarcasm was thick and hit me as squarely as Jasper's frustrated emotions had. I felt my smile droop and I looked down in shame.
"I'm sorry, Alice. You're right. I promise I'll try to be better. For you. For Edward." I dared a glance back at her stony face and saw her lower her crossed arms to her sides and sigh deeply. She smiled back at me gratefully.
"Thank you, Bella. You don't know how much that means to me. And to Edward." As I smiled back, I felt a slight wind rush about and felt stony cold arms around my waist.
"What about me now?" I heard the velvety voice that always seemed to make me melt and as I felt his presence behind me, I felt my heart swell in size and thump erratically. The little piece he had stolen had finally found its way back and seemed to shout out loud as the rest of my healing heart welcomed it back warmly. I was finally complete.
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